Charter Schools Annual Academic Reports and Communication Toolkit
Summary
The California Department of Education has published an information memo providing charter schools with resources regarding annual academic reporting requirements and a communication toolkit. The page serves as a directory linking to related CDE sections on charter school accountability, School Accountability Report Cards, and California School Dashboard resources. No new compliance obligations, deadlines, or penalties are established.
What changed
The California Department of Education published an informational page providing charter schools with links to annual academic reporting resources and a communication toolkit. The document consolidates access to existing accountability frameworks including School Accountability Report Cards (SARC), California School Dashboard resources, and Local Educational Agency Accountability Report Cards. No new reporting requirements or compliance deadlines are established. Affected charter schools should continue to follow existing annual reporting timelines and accountability measures established under state law.
For charter school operators and authorizers, this document serves as a reference point for accessing existing reporting templates and communication resources. The toolkit appears designed to support transparency and stakeholder communication rather than impose new regulatory requirements. Charter schools should verify their specific reporting deadlines through established CDE channels.
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April 2026 Information Memoranda
Background information and updates on issues of interest to the State Board Members. Periodically, the State Board Members may receive information memoranda from State Board staff and the California Department of Education.
The information memoranda may include background information, updates on issues of interest to the State Board Members, and reports on a variety of educational topics.
- California State Board of Education-Authorized Districtwide Charters: Annual Academic Report for the 2024–25 School Year (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 1: Email to the County Offices of Education Regarding the Annual Academic Report for the 2024–25 School Year (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 2: Districtwide Charter Academic Memorandum Response Template (PDF; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 3: Placer County Office of Education Cover Letter for Ackerman Charter (PDF; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 4: Ackerman Charter Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 5: Fresno County Office of Education Cover Letter for Alvina Elementary Charter (PDF; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 6: Alvina Elementary Charter Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 7: Stanislaus County Office of Education Cover Letter for Hickman Community Charter (PDF; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 8: Hickman Community Charter Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 9: Kings County Office of Education Cover Letter for Island Union Elementary (PDF; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 10: Island Union Elementary Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 11: Kings County Office of Education Cover Letter for Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary (PDF; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 12: Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 13: Fresno County Office of Education Cover Letter for Kingsburg Elementary Charter (PDF; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 14: Kingsburg Elementary Charter Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 15: Kings County Office of Education Cover Letter for Pioneer Union Elementary (PDF; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 16: Pioneer Union Elementary Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- California State Board of Education-Authorized Charter Schools: Annual Academic Report for the 2024–25 School Year (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 1: Email to California State Board of Education-Authorized Charter Schools Regarding the Annual Academic Report for the 2024–25 School Year (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 2: Charter School Academic Memorandum Response Template (PDF; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 3: Baypoint Preparatory Academy – San Diego – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 4: College Preparatory Middle – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 5: John Henry High – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 6: KIPP Bayview Elementary – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 7: KIPP Navigate College Prep – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 8: Latitude High – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 9: Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 10: The New School of San Francisco – Academic Memorandum (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 11: Olive Grove Charter - Buellton – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 12: Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 13: Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 14: Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 15: Vista Springs Charter – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Attachment 16: Watsonville Prep – Academic Memorandum Response (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
- Communication Toolkit to Support the New Reporting Achievement Level Descriptors (DOCX; Posted 17-Apr-2026)
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